Product comparison · 2 network switches

D-Link DES-1008P+ network switch Unmanaged Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Black, White vs Dell PowerConnect N2048 Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black

19specifications compared
17differ
2identical
48known for one product only

Key differences

Switch type
- DES-1008P+ network switch Unmanaged Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Black, White:Unmanaged
- PowerConnect N2048 Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black:Managed
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantity
- DES-1008P+ network switch Unmanaged Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Black, White:8
- PowerConnect N2048 Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black:48
Copper ethernet cabling technology
- DES-1008P+ network switch Unmanaged Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Black, White:10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX
- PowerConnect N2048 Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black:1000BASE-T
MAC address table
- DES-1008P+ network switch Unmanaged Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Black, White:16000 entries
- PowerConnect N2048 Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black:8192 entries
Switching capacity
- DES-1008P+ network switch Unmanaged Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Black, White:1.6 Gbit/s
- PowerConnect N2048 Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black:220 Gbit/s
Product colour
- DES-1008P+ network switch Unmanaged Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Black, White:Black, White
- PowerConnect N2048 Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black:Black
Power over Ethernet (PoE)
- DES-1008P+ network switch Unmanaged Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Black, White:Yes
- PowerConnect N2048 Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black:No
Operating temperature (T-T)
- DES-1008P+ network switch Unmanaged Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Black, White:0 - 40 °C
- PowerConnect N2048 Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black:0 - 50 °C

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Comparison of DES-1008P+, N2048
67 specifications	A D-Link DES-1008P+ network switch Unmanaged Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Black, White Model DES-1008P+ View product	B Dell PowerConnect N2048 Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black Model N2048 View product
Management features1 differ
Switch typeDiffers	Unmanaged	Managed
Switch layerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	L3
Quality of Service (QoS) supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Web-based managementKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
MIB supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SMIv1/SMIv2, IP, TCP, UDP
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantityDiffers	8	48
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports typeDiffers	Fast Ethernet (10/100)	Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000)
Gigabit Ethernet (copper) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48
SFP+ module slots quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Console portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RJ-45
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Installed SFP modules quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Installed SFP+ modules quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network2 differ
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3af, IEEE 802.3at, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3x	IEEE 802.1ab, IEEE 802.1D, IEEE 802.1p, IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.1s, IEEE 802.1v, IEEE 802.1w, IEEE 802.1x, IEEE 802.2, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3ac, IEEE 802.3ad, IEEE 802.3ae, IEEE 802.3az, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3x, IEEE 802.3z
10G supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Copper ethernet cabling technologyDiffers	10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX	1000BASE-T
Port mirroringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
IP routingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Auto-sensingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Broadcast storm controlKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Link aggregationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Spanning tree protocolKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
VLAN supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of VLANsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4094
Cable types supportedKnown for one	Cat3, Cat4, Cat5, Cat5e	Unknown — not stated by the source
Full duplexKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Auto-negotiationKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Data transmission2 differ
MAC address tableDiffers	16000 entries	8192 entries
Switching capacityDiffers	1.6 Gbit/s	220 Gbit/s
Number of static routesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	256
Packet buffer memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4 MB
ThroughputKnown for one	14880 Mpps	Unknown — not stated by the source
Securityidentical
Access Control List (ACL)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
IGMP snoopingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
SSH/SSL supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Security algorithmsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	802.1x RADIUS
Multicast featuresidentical
Multicast supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Protocolsidentical
Management protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SNMPv1/v2
Supported network protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IPv4, IPv6, HTTP/1.1
Design1 differ
Rack mountingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
StackableKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Form factorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1U
Product colourDiffers	Black, White	Black
Number of fansKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 fan(s)
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Activity, Link, Power	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
Physical stacking (units)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12
Flash memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	256 MB
Buffer sizeKnown for one	96 KB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	64207 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Output powerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 W
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	53.9 W
Power consumption (max)Known for one	146 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power over Ethernet (PoE)1 differ
Power over Ethernet (PoE)Differs	Yes	No
Power over Ethernet (PoE) ports quantityKnown for one	8	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions4 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 40 °C	0 - 50 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-40 - 70 °C	-40 - 65 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	0 - 95%	5 - 95%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Differs	0 - 95%	5 - 85%
Heat dissipationKnown for one	486.7 BTU/h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	280 mm	440 mm
DepthDiffers	125.8 mm	387 mm
HeightDiffers	44 mm	43.5 mm
WeightDiffers	1.65 kg	4.05 kg
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	85176990
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for one	• FCC • CE • CB • CCC • UL/cUL	Unknown — not stated by the source

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